{
    "id": "CVE-2016-7406",
    "published": "2017-03-03 16:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:53:00",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "description": "Format string vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) username or (2) host argument.",
    "epss_score": "0.10217",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95547",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "EPSS 10.2% — above the 10% action threshold."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "dropbear_ssh_project",
            "product": "dropbear_ssh"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353",
        "https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92974",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376353",
        "https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/b66a483f3dcb",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-23"
    ]
}